Chapter 467 The First Vicious Murder Case in the Papal State
“How many died?”
Sitting in front of the carved window sill, Horn put down the "The Witcher Stories" in his hand, and lightly Sighing, he sat back at the desk.
I had just rested for two hours, and I hadn’t even eaten lunch yet, and I was back to work right away.
This is the first vicious murder case since the town of Qiu Mu Island was established.
Horn knew that it would be a matter of time before there were so many people, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
"Four sewage workers, two lycanthropes, and two humans, all from out of town." Rafael pushed a briefing in front of Horn. Behind him, Witte held his hat and covered it. Chest, anxiously waiting for something.
These four people are the second batch of residents to migrate after the opening and closing in May 1445, which is what Rafael calls outsiders.
Although the so-called "locals" only arrived half a year earlier than the "foreigners", they are still considered old players.
In the most difficult time, they stood together with Shengsun, feeling superior to others.
Internal security should have been the job of the night watchman and the military police, but seeing Rene, the head of the Cheka, standing nearby, Horn knew it couldn't be simple.
"Have you caught the mysterious masked man?" After turning a few pages, Horn asked casually, without looking up, "Are you sure he is the murderer?"
"At that time, Blu The commanders of the Ne Corps and the Commander of the Rudillo Corps happened to be present. They chased for a while, but the man still ran away, but the man was hit in the arm and back by a lead and was seriously injured."
La. Felt paused: "We believe that although the masked man attacked the witness, he may not be the real murderer."
"Why?"
"The witch doctor conducted anatomy on all four deceased people. They did not die from sword trauma, but from electric shock..."
"Electric shock?" Horn suddenly raised his head, "You mean lightning?" Were they struck to death by lightning?"
"The internal organs were almost half-cooked," Rene added next to him. "The witch doctors also said that one of them had strange abnormalities in his internal organs and his heart. Three to five times larger than ordinary people."
"Is there any distortion in the organs? Is he a wizard?" Horn frowned. An unregistered wizard appeared in the territory?
"No, wizards' aberrations rarely involve internal organs, but instead focus on the senses and body control.
According to the analysis of our Cheka instructor, the former demon hunter Gilo, the deceased may have been a demon hunter, and most likely a Lion sect. "
"You mean, one of the four sewage workers is a demon hunter, and a demon hunter has already sneaked into Qiumu Island? "Mayor Witte's face turned white.
Unlike Horn and other veterans who are used to bloody battlefields, Witte can be said to have grown up in a honey pot. When have you ever seen this kind of thing? Battle.
That's a witcher, a top hunter and assassin who can even hunt witches and monsters.
How many enemies of the church died in the assassination of witchers during the Hundred Years War. During this period, there were even cases of vampire princes being assassinated by demon hunters
This small town on Qiumu Island has a total population of less than 11,000 people. There are only 55 night watchmen and 25 military police responsible for the most basic security and justice.
Only two to three night watchmen are permanently stationed in each block, working in shifts day and night and implementing a curfew. Only two to four gendarmes are assigned to stand guard in the official residence square and various important buildings.
After all, this place is located in a deep mountain swamp, which is inherently difficult to pass.
If you want to arrive at Qiumu Island, you must first verify your identity at various levels in Wild Spider Forest and Mayo Town.
In addition, there are many war monks on the island who are on vacation or retired to work in farming. There are at least one legion of soldiers stationed in the city and countryside.
A young general is not as good as a dog, and the marshal walking all over Qiumu Island is not empty talk. But with such security capabilities, this group of demon hunters were able to gain entry through various checks and even succeeded in killing four sewage workers!
Until this time, he realized that there were too few security forces in the town.
Unlike Werther's panic, Horn is the old god.
With Gilo and Grush, he has basically completed the disenchantment of the witcher group.
It is a world with a relatively low level of civilization. How could it be possible to create such a strict organization that is so far ahead of the level of civilization?
If the demon hunters could have this level of organization and combat effectiveness, how could they still be in the current state of living or dead lackeys.
Horn didn't want to underestimate them, because in terms of being worse than others, the demon hunters were really not a bad group.
Taking out a page from the briefing, Horn and René confirmed: "The dead witcher entered Autumn Island in July, right? Then he worked for a full month and a half. The sewage worker?"
"Yes"
"Among the four sewage workers, there was a demon hunter. They all died of electric shock. The mysterious man who appeared at the scene may also be a demon hunter." Horn was silent for a long time. "Could it be the plastic sculptures on the island?" Can a wizard do it?"
"We went to ask those wizards who used lightning magic. After they voluntarily drank the truth potion and underwent hypnosis, the psychic wizards of the White Mountain Monastery interrogated them.
So far, they do not have any intention or intention to kill.
And they have no motive in this regard. If they accidentally kill ordinary people in order to kill the demon hunter, they have no intention. We need to be secretive."
"Then where did this lightning come from?" Witte suddenly exclaimed, "Could it be the hand of Her Majesty Jeanne?"
Rene, Rafael and others looked at the flustered Werther speechlessly. Jeanne was basically a high-end version of the Lightning Shaping Wizard. Wasn't the previous reason not the same?
"Maybe, maybe it really has something to do with Jeanne..." After a long silence, Rene and Raphael were startled as soon as Horn said his first words.
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? This cannot be related to Sister Jeanne." Rene hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "You want to deprive Sister Jeanne of her military power. I have a better way..."
"What are you thinking?" Horn reached out and knocked on René's forehead, "It has something to do with Jeanne, but that doesn't mean it was Jeanne who did it. "
Seeing that everyone still didn't react, Horn simply made it clear: "This is either an alien lightning-shaping wizard, or a hidden... Jeanna appeared in Qiumu Island. ”
Only then did several people in the room suddenly realize.
Witch disease has an incubation period. Even though Jeanne always wrapped herself up tightly outside, there were always fish that slipped through the net.
The question is the reason? Why did the new family member hide his identity?
Saint Sun's tolerance for wizards is obvious to all. What is he or she afraid of?
The room fell into silence again, leaving only the sound of Horn slowly sharpening his quill.
After sharpening a quill and dipping it in ink, Horn wrote a series of orders on the white paper.
"Let's block the news first and don't cause panic. Can you handle Werther's matter?"
"Raphael and René, bring those The wizards of the White Mountain Monastery are conducting secret investigations into two groups, one to investigate the escaped demon hunters and the other to investigate the murderer. I will give you the right to search."
"Send this letter. , let Ji Luo follow the newly admitted Kush noble youth to Qiu Mu Island. During this period, we will strengthen the investigation and stop letting other suspicious people come in."
"Yes, your Majesty."
Watching these groups of people leave the study, Horn picked up the "The Witcher's Tales" and sat back under the window sill, but he couldn't stand to read it.
Looking out the window at the construction sites and new buildings by the river, Horn couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. Since the opening of Qiumu Island, a lot of rats have gotten in.
There is no way, if the windows are opened, fresh air will come in, but mice will also sneak in.
(End of this chapter)